how to pronounce culot

/ky.lo/

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culot is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of culot in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… 11e' quel culot quel culot apprécieront …”

meanings of culot

noun:

Architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes.
Base, bottom (of an object).
Residue, slag.
Residue on a smoking pipe's bottom; its darkening by use is called culotter.
Cheek, nerve (effrontery).
The last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition.

culot frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word culot occurs in french on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.